republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2021/hb-2009.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe; reverts certain property to the Commonwealth."
description: "Deed from the Commonwealth to the United States; Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe. Provides that the property upon which a hotel known as the Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe, Virginia is located and that is leased to an operator for use as a senior living facility with an assisted living component shall revert to the Commonwealth subject to such lease or with such lease being assigned or otherwise conveyed to the Commonwealth by the United States. The bill also repeals provisions of the Acts of Assembly suspending the provision of the deed from the Commonwealth to the United States by which such site would revert and revest in the Commonwealth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2009"
citation: "Virginia HB 2009 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martha M. Mugler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d2a49e2-a822-4d40-8da2-a8cecabcaef0"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2009"
source_hash: "b054abed57cc60201db52484ecdd58fa096a5d2fcfa7e727c2a91a82749a3fee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2009 (2021) — Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe; reverts certain property to the Commonwealth.

Deed from the Commonwealth to the United States; Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe. Provides that the property upon which a hotel known as the Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe, Virginia is located and that is leased to an operator for use as a senior living facility with an assisted living component shall revert to the Commonwealth subject to such lease or with such lease being assigned or otherwise conveyed to the Commonwealth by the United States. The bill also repeals provisions of the Acts of Assembly suspending the provision of the deed from the Commonwealth to the United States by which such site would revert and revest in the Commonwealth

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0018)
2. **Committee substitute printed 21102956D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2009H1)
3. **HB2009ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2009ER)
4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101607D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2009)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martha M. Mugler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101607D `introduction`
- **2021-01-11** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-17** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2009)
- **2021-01-26** Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-26** Committee substitute printed 21102956D-H1 `substitution`
- **2021-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB2009H1)
- **2021-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-28** Committee substitute agreed to 21102956D-H1
- **2021-01-28** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2009H1
- **2021-01-29** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-29** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-01** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-10** Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-15** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-17** Enrolled
- **2021-02-17** Impact statement from DPB (HB2009ER)
- **2021-02-17** Signed by President
- **2021-02-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-19** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2021
- **2021-02-19** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., February 26, 2021
- **2021-02-25** Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d2a49e2-a822-4d40-8da2-a8cecabcaef0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).